Tag Archive | "Toxic Pesticides"
Report: Widely Used Weed Killer Spurs Reproductive Problems
An international team of 22 researchers released a report yesterday that reiterated the overwhelming evidence that a commonly used synthetic chemical weed killer causes birth defects and other problems related to reproduction in many forms of life including mammals. Here is the link: http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/195601/herbicide_spurs_reproductive_problems_in_many_animals:_research.html
Continue reading...Community Uproar Turns Back Pesticide Threat Near Chicago
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Anyone concerned with pesticide spraying should take note: PROTESTS DO WORK. For further evidence, turn to Highland Park, Ill., where 25 emails and 600-plus signatures on a petition caught the attention of local officials who ultimately delayed a plan to spray public parks with synthetic weed killers: http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/news/7810266-418/park-district-backs-off-pesticide-use.html. The issue in the community was that, after voting [...]
Continue reading...As Scotts’ Stock Plummets Opportunities May Arise
Monday, August 8, 2011
Miracle-Gro Stock Drops 12 Percent on Monday Blaming bad weather, the leader of the world’s largest lawn chemical company announced this morning that Scotts Miracle-Gro earnings slipped 37 percent from May through July. The value of the publicly traded company has likewise plummeted during that same period, from a high of $60.62 per share on May 10 [...]
Continue reading...EPA Readies List of Dangerous Chemicals
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The EPA is reportedly preparing a list of potentially dangerous chemicals: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/12/21/risky-business-epa-builds-list-of-potentially-dangerous-chemica/?icid=maing&a_dgi=aolshare_facebook. Several pesticides used in lawn and garden care will reportedly make the list.
Continue reading...LETTER TO EPA: Take Immediate Action to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticide
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
SafeLawns has obtained this letter, dated today, to the EPA: The Honorable Lisa P. Jackson Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building, MC 1101A 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20004 Dear Administrator Jackson: (FROM) National Honey Bee Advisory Board; American Beekeeping Federation; American Honey Producers Association; Beyond Pesticides; Pesticide Action Network North America; Center for Biological Diversity In light of [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Touch Those California Strawberries
Friday, December 3, 2010
In a move that enraged environmentalists, the state of California moved to allow the controversial pesticide methyl iodide to be used on strawberry fields. Here is a synopsis from Beyond Pesticides: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4600. Here is an op-ed from the Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/04/3231811/inexplicably-state-approves-new.html#ixzz179Hk4ZNe.
Continue reading...Deaths of Toddlers Results in EPA Action
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
We reported the Utah tragedy of two sisters dying in February after a pesticide application around their home. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency responded by restricting the pesticide in question. Here’s the story: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14837495
Continue reading...Research Links Pesticides to Skin Cancer
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
This report was released today by Environmental Health News: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/farm-pesticides-linked-to-deadly-skin-cancer.
Continue reading...Wives of Pesticide Applicators at Risk
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The American Journal of Epidemiology, which publishes studies on long-term cause-and-effect relationships of disease, recently found that wives of licensed pesticide applicators are up to 40 percent more likely to suffer thyroid disorders. Here is a link to Reuters’ coverage of the study: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61B54U20100212
Continue reading...Washington Post Sheds Light on EPA Move to Reveal Secret Ingredients
Monday, January 4, 2010
As we’ve been reporting here, the Obama EPA is taking steps to pull the veil off thousands of so-called “inert” ingredients in chemical compounds including pesticides. Today’s Washington Post provides a fascinating read on the subject: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/03/AR2010010302110_pf.html
Continue reading...- Miracle Gro Deal with Wildlife Federation Outrages Environmental Community
- Citing Guilty Plea, Wildlife Federation Ends Agreement with Scotts
- Chemical Industry Convinces Toronto Flower Show to Ban Film
- Former Chemical Applicator: 'I Am Literally Ashamed of Myself for Being Part of It'
- Researcher: Roundup May Be Causing Miscarriages in Cattle, Humans
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- Government Agency: We Must Reduce Toxics
- Amidst Wildlife Federation Firestorm, Scotts Miracle Gro Fined $4.5 Million for Toxic Bird Seed, Falsifying Records
- Corn Gluten Meal as Weed Control?: 20 Years Later, the Jury is Still Out
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